Shelby's Folly: Jack Dempsey, Doc Kearns, and the Shakedown of a Montana Boomtown
ISBN: 9780803240049 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1923, not long after oil had started gushing from northern Montana fields, declining real-estate sales in nearby Shelby were dimming the little town's prospects of becoming the "Tulsa of the West." Then the mayor's son dreamed up a marketing ploy: offer to host heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey's next fight. What began as a publicity stunt soon spiraled into a civic drama unlike any Montana had ever seen. Shelby's Folly tells this story in full for the first time. Against the background of boom-and-bust Montana history, the folly of Shelby's would-be promoters unfolds in colorful detail....
In 1923, not long after oil had started gushing from northern Montana fields, declining real-estate sales in nearby Shelby were dimming the little tow...
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68,28 zł |
Billy Miske: The St. Paul Thunderbolt
ISBN: 9780979982248 / Angielski / Twarda / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Billy Miske: The St. Paul Thunderbolt is Clay Moyle's second biography and a worthy successor to his critically acclaimed tome concerning the life and career of Sam Langford. Hall of Fame boxer Billy Miske was arguably the most courageous and inspirational figure in boxing history, and his story is long overdue. During a career that was impeded and cut short as a result of his ongoing battle with a terminal illness, Billy fought a number of the greatest fighters who ever lived, including the likes of Jack Dillon, Harry Greb and Jack Dempsey. The thrilling details and stories surrounding those...
Billy Miske: The St. Paul Thunderbolt is Clay Moyle's second biography and a worthy successor to his critically acclaimed tome concerning the life and...
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171,39 zł |
Pugilistica; The History of British Boxing, Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspap
ISBN: 9781446081655 / Angielski / Miękka / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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220,63 zł |
Scientific Boxing - Diet; Fight Training, Scientific Boxing, K.O. Punching
ISBN: 9781447434658 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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132,35 zł |
The Indiana Wasp: The Jimmy Clabby Story
ISBN: 9781451579727 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of Jimmy Clabby, Welterweight Champion of the World in 1910, and the story of many of the famous fighters he faced. The book integrates his life in boxing with the life of other famous personalities in the boxing world and strives to illustrate what life was like in America and Australia in the world of boxing in the early 20th century.
The story of Jimmy Clabby, Welterweight Champion of the World in 1910, and the story of many of the famous fighters he faced. The book integrates his ...
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59,54 zł |
Hook & Jab
ISBN: 9781462886470 / Wielojęzykowe / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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101,09 zł |
Chasing Rocky
ISBN: 9781468507683 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Boxers do what the vast majority of us will never do: they stand toe-to-toe and try to inflict as much punishment upon each other as possible. In Chasing Rocky, J. P. Flaim, a suburban father of two and cohost of The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan in Washington, DC, became a part of that small percentage of people drawn to become a boxer. What started as a crazy idea from the arena seats of a professional boxing match transforms into a personal challenge that the deejay cannot ignore.
This memoir follows the journey of this average Joe who chases his dream and discovers there's more to... Boxers do what the vast majority of us will never do: they stand toe-to-toe and try to inflict as much punishment upon each other as possible. In Chas...
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130,00 zł |
Chasing Rocky
ISBN: 9781468507690 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Boxers do what the vast majority of us will never do: they stand toe-to-toe and try to inflict as much punishment upon each other as possible. In Chasing Rocky, J. P. Flaim, a suburban father of two and cohost of The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan in Washington, DC, became a part of that small percentage of people drawn to become a boxer. What started as a crazy idea from the arena seats of a professional boxing match transforms into a personal challenge that the deejay cannot ignore.
This memoir follows the journey of this average Joe who chases his dream and discovers there's more to... Boxers do what the vast majority of us will never do: they stand toe-to-toe and try to inflict as much punishment upon each other as possible. In Chas...
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93,52 zł |
Trials to Triumph
ISBN: 9781935909187 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Johnson reflects on his physical and spiritual bouts as he grows from poverty in East Saint Louis to prominence in the Olympic boxing ring, through his battle with leukemia in the quietness of the hospital room long after the crowds are gone. Readers will be inspired by his faith in God, which brought him from "Trials to Triumph" time and time again.
Johnson reflects on his physical and spiritual bouts as he grows from poverty in East Saint Louis to prominence in the Olympic boxing ring, through hi...
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83,32 zł |
The Agrarian Question in North Vietnam, 1974-79: A Study of Cooperator Resistance to State Policy
ISBN: 9780873324861 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Subtitled A study of cooperator resistance to state policy. Examines the system of collectivized agriculture, a major component of the social basis for the armed struggle to liberate the South, and shows how the policy was successfully resisted by the peasants. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. P
Subtitled A study of cooperator resistance to state policy. Examines the system of collectivized agriculture, a major component of the social basis fo...
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147,14 zł |
Lineage Unbroken: The Complete Lineal Tracing of World Heavyeight Championship Boxing (Post Marciano Era) 1956 - 2003
ISBN: 9781470024574 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Lineage Unbroken" is a boxing guide book covering the enitre lineal tracing of heavyweight boxing champions since Archie Moore's first fight in 1956, after his drastic loss to Rocky Marciano that previous year, in what was Marciano's last fight ever, and spanning up through the time to Lennox Lewis' last fight in 2003, when he would become just the third person ever, after both Gene Tunney and Rocky Marciano, to retire as the lineal, undisputed haevyweight champion of the world Also included in this book, are the lineage tracings of the Cruiserweight championship division, from its...
"Lineage Unbroken" is a boxing guide book covering the enitre lineal tracing of heavyweight boxing champions since Archie Moore's first fight in 1956,...
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183,90 zł |
Boxer's Bible of Counterpunching: The Killer Response to Any Attack
ISBN: 9781935937470 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All the tools necessary to build a powerful defensive base for boxing -- every defence for every punch from every angle -- are included in this manual. Punching prowess has become equated with boxing, but what is done in response to that incoming flurry makes a truly good boxer: how to make an opponent miss, how to easily defend, and, most importantly, how to counterattack. Building on that defensive base, this book explores natural punching triggers, or logical counter-punching sequences, that move past the beginner's realm of being a mere puncher into the upper echelons of crafty counter...
All the tools necessary to build a powerful defensive base for boxing -- every defence for every punch from every angle -- are included in this manual...
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61,08 zł |
Boxing in New Mexico, 1868-1940
ISBN: 9780786468287 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On June 28, 1868, a group of men gathered alongside a road 35 miles north of Albuquerque to witness a 165-round, 6-hour bare-knuckle brawl between well-known Colorado pugilist Barney Duffy and "Jack," an unidentified fighter who died of his injuries. Thought to be the first "official" prizefight in New Mexico, this tragic spectacle marked the beginning of the rich and varied history of boxing in the state. Oftentimes an underdog in its battles with the law and public opinion, boxing in New Mexico has paralleled the state's struggles and glories, through the Wild West, statehood, the...
On June 28, 1868, a group of men gathered alongside a road 35 miles north of Albuquerque to witness a 165-round, 6-hour bare-knuckle brawl between wel...
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251,19 zł |
The Champ: My Year With Muhammad Ali
ISBN: 9781478171249 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What was Muhammad Ali really like? Award winning photojournalist Michael Gaffney captures a rare insider's view of Ali's world as his personal photographer in 1977-1978. THE CHAMP is a journey with one of the most extraordinary treasures in our lifetime, Muhammad Ali, The Greatest. These stories - poignant, hilarious and authentic - reveal Ali's true courageous heart and go far beyond his glories in the ring. THE CHAMP is a perfect trilogy in the legendary fighter's career: a tough win against Earnie Shavers, a shocking loss of the World Heavyweight Championship to Leon Spinks, and a glorious...
What was Muhammad Ali really like? Award winning photojournalist Michael Gaffney captures a rare insider's view of Ali's world as his personal photogr...
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137,70 zł |
Hard Leather: A History of Cuban Boxing
ISBN: 9780692779682 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,95 zł |
Pacquiao Under Crossfire
ISBN: 9781624192364 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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85,77 zł |
Pacquiao Under Crossfire
ISBN: 9781624192371 / Angielski / Twarda / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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134,81 zł |
Pacquiao Under Crossfire
ISBN: 9781624196027 / Angielski / Twarda / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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159,33 zł |
Tai Chi Chuan. Filozofia i praktyka
ISBN: 9788386757633 / Polski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Duch i ciało stanowią jedność i mogą tak trwać, nie rozdzielając się. Koncentrując swoją uwagę na regulacji oddechu i harmonij-nym osłabieniu swoich sił, osiągamy stan ufnego w swoje bezpie-czeństwo noworodka. Usuwając przygodne myśli, poświęcając czas na uważną obserwację otaczającego nas świata, pozosta-jesz czysty, bez skazy. Bramy niebios otwierają się i zamykają, powodując liczne przemiany, wtedy ty możesz zachować się biernie jak poranek. Blask mądrości rozchodzi się na wszystkie strony świata, a więc można działać, nie działając.
Duch i ciało stanowią jedność i mogą tak trwać, nie rozdzielając się. Koncentrując swoją uwagę na regulacji oddechu i harmonij-nym osłabie...
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Best karate 2. Podstawy
ISBN: 9788389332547 / Polski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Best karate to jedyna w swoim rodzaju seria książek stanowiąca kompendium wiedzy na temat karate, to razem ponad tysiąc pięćset stron wypełnionych wiadomościami na temat tej niezwykle popularnej sztuki walki - od informacji zupełnie podstawowych z pierwszych czterech tomów, po przedstawienie zaawansowanych, mistrzowskich kata w trzech ostatnich.
Best karate to jedyna w swoim rodzaju seria książek stanowiąca kompendium wiedzy na temat karate, to razem ponad tysiąc pięćset stron wypełnion...
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20,68 zł |